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unrecognized adjective

adjective
/ʌnˈrekəɡˌnaɪzd/
1

if something is unrecognized, people do not know or admit that it exists

Example

Doctors have identified a previously unrecognized form of the disease.

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1.1

used about good things that people do that no one thanks or admires them for

Example

Much of their hard work goes unrecognized.

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2

not famous

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Definition unrecognized in American English